Daniel Dickson Karaba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1321 to 1330 of 1622.

• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to present a petition on the state and position of Mwea Settlement Scheme in Kirinyaga County. This is pursuant to what farmers in Mwea--- view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you could protect me, please. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that protection. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: I rise to table a petition on the misuse and abuse of Mwea rice farmers in Kirnyaga County and at Mwea Settlement Scheme. This petition would have been signed by more than 30,000 farmers, but I have been able to capture 50 signatures as a representative of the plight of Mwea Settlement Scheme farmers. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mwea Settlement Scheme was started in 1954. During the struggle for Independence, the Mau Mau detainees were used to construct the canals. The Scheme has been in existence for a long time. It caters for more than 30,000 tenants producing paddy for the local market as well as for export. A variety of rice is grown in conditions I would describe as pathetic. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, like everybody else, these farmers wake up very early in the morning to struggle with mud following the watering of the paddy fields. They eke a living from the sale of the said products. After a day’s struggle, these farmers retire to what we can call newly created villages or settlement villages in Mwea. In this area, there is no water for domestic use. They use canal water which is contaminated from its source The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: as it passes through Kutus, Kibiti and Ngurubani towns. There are no toilets in that area. They suffer from water borne related diseases while some are emaciated. At the end of all this, they end up selling rice in a very competitive environment. Their rice must compete with that from overseas markets. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the moment, a lot of rice is piling up in the stores against imports from various countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Pakistan. Mwea farmers are unable to access foreign markets because of the high cost of production at Mwea. They also do not have adequate machines. In fact, most of the work is done manually. It is also very difficult for them to use hired machinery. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, farmers at Mwea Settlement Scheme rely on the defunct National Irrigation Board (NIB). This Board initially put up mills and stores which to date have been misused and put into abuse. Most of them have been closed down by the management rendering the farmers to turn to other mills in various towns around Mwea Settlement Scheme. view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is for this reason, therefore, that I rise to ask the Government and the relevant Committee to look into the plight of farmers of Mwea Settlement Scheme, which is the largest scheme growing paddy in Africa. This Scheme produces more than Kshs6 billion worth of rice. There are also horticultural crops that are grown on this Scheme. If this Scheme is not properly managed, we will lose a major asset in this country. view